# NTSB CHI90LA060: Cessna 152, N6141Q, Rochester, IN, January 8, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 8, 1990, 11:16 local (16:16 UTC)
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Coordinates: 41.060295, -86.189544 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-86.1895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14616/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA060

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE DITCH.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE WAS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND & LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, RAN INTO A DITCH & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6141Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6141Q-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 15285164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285164
- Airframe hours: 2399
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Skyways, Inc.
- Registered owner: Skyways, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 10, 1989, 32 hours before
- Airport: RCR, Rochester, runway 29, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GUS, 24 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900108002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108002149A), Jan 8, 1990: Cessna 152, Rochester, IN, Substantial damage. Reported a crosswind gust caused student pilot to lose control on takeoff roll. Aborted, ran off runway. Nosed over

## Other investigations on N6141Q (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA342), Sep 5, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6141Q), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA13LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA187), Apr 4, 2013: Cessna 152 (N6141Q), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the airplane operator’s failure to follow the engine manufacturer’s recommended engine…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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